Network security courses can help you learn about firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols. You can build skills in risk assessment, incident response, and vulnerability management. Many courses introduce tools like Wireshark for network analysis, Nessus for vulnerability scanning, and various security information and event management (SIEM) systems, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect networks from cyber threats.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Proxy Servers, Network Support
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Whizlabs
Skills you'll gain: Chef (Configuration Management Tool), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Development Testing, Software Installation, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, DevSecOps, System Support, Configuration Management, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Google Cloud Platform, Personally Identifiable Information, Big Data, Identity and Access Management
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Experience Manager, E-Commerce, Product Knowledge, Value Propositions, Scalability, Business-To-Consumer, B2B Sales, Merchandising, Order Management, Customer experience improvement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, Prompt Engineering, MongoDB, Query Languages, Metadata Management, Performance Tuning, Embeddings, Data Pipelines
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Containerization, Linux, Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Operating System Administration, File Systems, System Programming, Operating Systems, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, General Networking, Network Administration, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, C (Programming Language), Systems Architecture, System Monitoring, Git (Version Control System)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Data Security, Encryption, System Monitoring, Security Management, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Google Cloud Platform, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, User Accounts, Servers, Authorization (Computing)
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Drive Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Concision, Target Audience
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Infrastructure, Data Processing, Analytics, Data Science, Distributed Computing, Linux, Software Installation, Scalability, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Unstructured Data, Applied Machine Learning, Marketing Analytics, Text Mining, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, JSON, Data Processing, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Social Media, Persona Development, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Customer Insights, Presentations, Web Analytics, Marketing Budgets
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours